BlackBerry launches $1 privacy chat add-on for BBM

Don’t want to fall prey to people snooping through your phones to see what sort of “juicy” conversations you’re having? BlackBerry’s introducing a new privacy subscription option for its BlackBerry Messenger users on BlackBerry platform, iOS, and Android. The $0.99 per month subscription lets you have private chats that don’t show the name and icon of the people conversing and the messages disappear after you’ve been inactive for a while. It also gives you the ability to edit messages and it has the old times and retracted messaging features.

Source: BlackBerry | Via: Engadget

Google Translate can slow down pronunciation for better understanding

Having trouble picking up how Google Translate is saying the word/phrase/sentence you want translated? There’s a trick hidden there that can help you. When you use Google Translate on the Web, you just need to click on the listen button twice. The second time you tap it, the voice will pronounce the words slower.

Source: Google Operating System | Via: Lifehacker

Apple shows LGBT pride with new special iTunes section

Apple just debuted a new LGBT Pride-themed section on iTunes. It showcases different media like apps, books, music, podcasts, and music to celebrate LGBT civil rights. In this section, Apple notes the significance of the month of June for the LGBT community. This month we commemorate the anniversary of the Stonewall riots, which is considered the start of the LGBT civil rights movement.

Source: Mashable

Canadian Cancer Society’s transition to Office 365 use helps bottom line

Canadian Cancer Society has been able to keep its bottom line in check after leaving behind its costly outdated technology for Microsoft’s Office 365 platform. According to the non-profit, the transition is set to save them over $250,000 in the next five years or so. The migration was spearheaded by the Cancer Society’s divisions in Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, and Prince Edward Island.

What prompted the shift most likely is a relatively young set of staff and volunteers. The Canadian Cancer Society in Ontario alone has 412 staff and around 55,000 to 65,000 volunteers, many of them are under the age of 30. Using Office 365 lets them access their information from almost any mobile device, making collaboration easier.